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5 Wanderlust Adventures to Go Beyond the Ordinary

Just because the kids are back in school doesn’t mean your holiday rag tagging is over. I’ve curated a list of wanderlust adventure options for going beyond the ordinary and disrupting your ordinary weekend rut. […] Read More

Listening With Your Life

Everyone has a story to tell if you listen long enough. I wonder how much different our experiences of our lives would be if we put down our phones and engaged with the humans we […] Read More

Dispatch: 24 Hours of Adventure in Portland, Maine

I’m down to four states left to visit in the US, Maine was number five. Between two client engagements, one in Maine and the second in Connecticut, I chose to plan a down day in […] Read More

Trip Report: Into The Land of Wind River Isolation

The first time I saw Gannett Peak, it was projected through a Kodachrome color slide onto the white backdrop projector screen. I’d never walked on a glacier nor stood in crampons, but I knew I […] Read More

Choose To Play the Long Game

Two games are being played concurrently. The short game, quick, impulsive, and driven by the polls while being measured at the moment. The long game is rooted in meaning, substance, and impact and can only […] Read More

Necks and Shoulders: Which Do You Stand On?

We have two choices: 1) We can stand on the shoulders of the giants who’ve gone before us paving the way for our accomplishments. We’re proud and humbled in appreciation as we sit a little […] Read More

The Choice of Congruence

I’ve listened to dozens of stories recently from Moscow, Istambul, London, Chicago, L.A., New York to Colorado Springs about the heartburn that’s produced inside of us when we live incongruent lives. What do I mean […] Read More

Advice on Extending Your Summer Adventures

Hey friends, I thought you’d enjoy some advice on how to maximize the rest of your summer. If you’re in the city and have an hour to kill, rent a bike or a controversial electric scooter before they’re gone. […] Read More

Do You Know How to Celebrate?

After working on a startup for six years, my friend decided he was done. He sold enough of his shares to be financially comfortable. To celebrate his departure, he decided to plan something crazy, memorable […] Read More

The Silent Play Experiment in LA

I’ve slept in my bed fewer than eleven days last month. I’m a good tired, and I’m invigorated by a good story I want to tell you about a play date I had on the […] Read More

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